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    Extole

    Score8 out of 10
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    GrowSurf

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AA tool that helps automate customer acquisition, for B2C and B2B tech companies GrowSurf offers a referral program software that helps them get new customers on autopilot. With it, users can launch a customer-to-customer referral program to incentivize word-of-mouth referrals and grow organically. The vendor states GrowSurf customers enjoy results approaching 312% return on investment, 30% of new leads from referrals, 15% of ARR from referrals. GrowSurf is presented as best suited…

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    ExtoleGrowSurf
    Editions & Modules
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    Startup
    $179
    per month
    Business
    $449
    per month
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    Contact Sales
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    ExtoleGrowSurf
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUp to a 30% discount for annual pricing.
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    Extole
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
    ExtoleGrowSurf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    ExtoleGrowSurf
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Extole
    Anyone that has a business with a high NPS score should take advantage of this acquisition channel. If your business isn't promotional in nature (i.e., doesn't offer discounts), this type of program may not be as effective. It is important for both the advocate and the recipient to get something out of it. If only the advocate gets rewarded, it will likely diminish your returns.
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    GrowSurf
    We were launching an incentive and loyalty program for a client and they had so many questions. GrowSurf and their system basically gave us a script to follow and the setup, trainings, and tracking provided by their software made the project successful. At the end of the day, we use this and our clients use this to get started in loyalty and incentive programs from here on out.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Extole
    • Track advocates and reward friends.
    • Fraud prevention/Abuse of incentive program.
    • Reporting is easy and provides good insights.
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    GrowSurf
    • Partner and referral incentives are done well.
    • Tracking of all acquisition channels in the business.
    • Easy to set up and implement, very easy to use.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Extole
    • Lacks geo filtering capabilities (i..e, ability to serve refer a friend only to visitors from specific countries). Our team had to put that logic in place on our side instead of relying on Extole.
    • Platform requires assistance from account manager for some actions/features that should be in the hand of the client.
    • Quality Control has been an issue at time. Our program has gone down because a new global platform update went out and affected our implementation. Extole has been responsive in these types of incidents, but that should not happen.
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    GrowSurf
    • A team dashboard will be a great feature to have with more levels of access.
    • Filter and parameters can be added into dashboard.
    • Template UI customization can be enhanced.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Extole
    More robust on fraud side. Good support.
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    GrowSurf
    GrowSurf was recommended to us by a friend and we were impressed after the free trial so we decided to go with it. The price was right and it offered what we needed so we didn't feel the need to try out other programs before deciding to go with GrowSurf.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Extole
    • It took a few months to become ROI positive with Extole, but the ROAS has been good since. It probably represents about 2% of our new customers per month.
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    GrowSurf
    • Around 30% growth in new user onboarding.
    • Less cost of marketing then ad programs.
    • Less time consuming and requires less team size
    Incentivized
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